Prevost Car, Incorporated: Suspension › Front
Prevost Car, Incorporated reported this defect to federal regulators on Oct 6, 1998 and put the number of vehicles at risk at 259. The repair is free for as long as the recall stands.
The defect
VEHICLE DESCRIPTION: TRANSIT BUSES. THE BOLTS FIXING THE RADIUS ROD LOCKING TAB PLATES WERE NOT LUBRICATED BEFORE BEING TIGHTENED.
The risk
IMPROPER TIGHTENING CAN CAUSE LOOSENING OF THE ATTACHMENT OVER A PERIOD OF TIME INCREASING THE RISK OF LOSS OF CONTROL OF THE VEHICLE.
The remedy
DEALERS WILL INSPECT THE BOLTS, LUBRICATING THEM, INSTALLING A NEW LOCKING TAB PLATE, AND RETIGHTENING THE BOLTS.
6 model years covered
Newest first| Vehicle | Complaints | Recalls | Fires | Crashes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1999 Prevost H3-41 | 0 | 8 | 0 | 0 |
| 1999 Prevost H3-45 | 0 | 8 | 0 | 0 |
| 1999 Prevost H3-45 Vip | 0 | 6 | 0 | 0 |
| 1998 Prevost H3-41 | 0 | 7 | 0 | 0 |
| 1998 Prevost H3-45 | 1 | 7 | 0 | 0 |
| 1998 Prevost H3-45 Vip | 1 | 3 | 1 | 0 |
What this page is, and what to do next
A recall is not an opinion. It is a Part 573 report a manufacturer is required by federal law to file once it decides a defect poses an unreasonable risk to safety, and it commits them to repairing the vehicle at no cost to the owner. The three passages above are the manufacturer’s own wording as published by NHTSA.
This page describes the campaign. It cannot tell you whether one particular car has already been through the shop — that is tracked by VIN, and only the manufacturer knows it. Check yours at nhtsa.gov/recalls or with a franchised dealer, quoting campaign number 98V239000.
Full record for the 1999 Prevost H3-41 → · Recalls carrying a do-not-drive advisory → · Where this data comes from →